SD'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Kamari Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NE)
Kamari Wilson
S Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
The Patriots let Rourke fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Kurtis Rourke at the 220th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Walker reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In the 9th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at Round 2, Pick 7 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick41 Rnd2 Shavon Revel Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Shavon Revel Jr. at pick 41 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick72 Rnd3 T.J. Sanders
A reasonable price with a little left over, T.J. Sanders in slot 72. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in the 86th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick107 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at No. 107 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
They reached into another round for Jayden Higgins, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
A linebacker of that caliber at the 144th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick218 Rnd7 David Walker
David Walker in pick No. 218 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Kurtis Rourke in the 220th pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Alfred Collins
They let Alfred Collins come to them and pounced at pick 236. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick256 Rnd7 Kamari Wilson
They read the board right and Kamari Wilson was the payoff at No. 256. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.